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Title: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: madelaide on March 21, 2011, 16:35
Have you noticed the link at MB, "Skrill"?
https://www.moneybookers.com/app/skrill.pl (https://www.moneybookers.com/app/skrill.pl)

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Skrill, the new name of Moneybookers.

Skrill is an informal term for money, but for us it means a safe and innovative way for consumers to pay for their online goods. Skrill means flexibility. Skrill means choice. Skrill means reliability and peace of mind. Skrill makes you online safe. Wouldn't it be great paying for all your online purchases directly from your PC, your iPad or smartphone? Wherever you are, whatever you do.
Soon you will. With Skrill.

This is a big change for Moneybookers and, in fact, the whole industry, so it won't happen overnight. But you can still sign up with Moneybookers now to be ready for the future. You'll get all the usual fantastic benefits and be first in line to upgrade to Skrill when it goes live.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: sharpshot on March 21, 2011, 18:08
I don't mind them changing the name to something shorter, it's quicker to type but I really don't like the word "Skrill".  It might be because it's similar to shill, are they really going to use that?
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: click_click on March 21, 2011, 18:31
Terrible name. Doesn't flow, sounds weird...
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: rubyroo on March 21, 2011, 18:43
Wow.  Yes.  Truly awful name.  Never heard that word before in my life.

ETA:

It looks as though they're trying to be 'down with the kids' (I'm obviously too old for this slang word).  They want to become a verb, apparently.  See here:

http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/16/moneybookers-to-rebrand-as-skrill-hopes-to-become-a-verb/ (http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/16/moneybookers-to-rebrand-as-skrill-hopes-to-become-a-verb/)
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: madelaide on March 21, 2011, 21:03
I had never heard of this slang, and it sounds a bit unprofessional to use a slang for something that is supposed to be a serious financial site. Paypal sounds smarter to me. 

Were Google and Skype also originated from slangs?
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: RacePhoto on March 21, 2011, 21:53
Quote from: rubyroo on March 21, 2011, 18:43
Wow.  Yes.  Truly awful name.  Never heard that word before in my life.

ETA:

It looks as though they're trying to be 'down with the kids' (I'm obviously too old for this slang word).  They want to become a verb, apparently.  See here:

[url]http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/16/moneybookers-to-rebrand-as-skrill-hopes-to-become-a-verb/[/url] ([url]http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/11/16/moneybookers-to-rebrand-as-skrill-hopes-to-become-a-verb/[/url])


They could have gone for BlingChing or something just as obscure.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: sharpshot on March 22, 2011, 04:20
There's lots of slang words for money, I would prefer dosh, readies, wedge, dough or lolly.  As long as the service remains the same, I don't mind what they call it but it seems like a strange choice.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: rubyroo on March 22, 2011, 04:46
I'd have preferred 'Moola' (I really like that word) - but it's already been taken by a gambling company.

@ Madelaide - I guess 'Google' has been thought of as a slang word previously.  Instead of saying 'I'll have a look at that' someone would have said 'I'll have a google'.   Also 'goggle' has been used for 'goggle box' (slang for television).

I don't remember ever hearing the word 'Skype' before the company came along though.  Perhaps others did?

Every time I think of 'Skrill' I picture a packet of artificial budgie food...

LOL @ BlingChing

Not sure about 'wedge' - wouldn't people end up saying 'send me a wedgie'?  :D
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: borg on March 22, 2011, 05:27
Skrill is awful... What is wrong with "Moneybookers" ?
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: etienjones on March 22, 2011, 06:14
Quote from: madelaide on March 21, 2011, 21:03
I had never heard of this slang, and it sounds a bit unprofessional to use a slang for something that is supposed to be a serious financial site. Paypal sounds smarter to me.  

Were Google and Skype also originated from slangs?

I always thought Google came from Googol.

A googol is the large number 10 to the 100 power, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros:

 
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

from Wikipedia:

The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol,"
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: rubyroo on March 22, 2011, 06:26
Quote from: etienjones on March 22, 2011, 06:14
The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol,"

Wow.  I'm amazed.  What a strange coincidence that it also worked with the original slang word.

Thanks for that.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: Carl on March 22, 2011, 07:26
I've had a Moneybookers account for a while now but I've never used it because it's not very functional.  I find my PayPal account indispensable.  For one thing, Moneybookers doesn't offer a Mastercard debit card, and I use my PayPal card very frequently.  I also do a lot of online transactions with PayPal, both receiving funds and distributing funds, as well as making online purchases.  Moneybookers has a long way to go.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: cathyslife on March 22, 2011, 08:47
I agree that skrill is kind of an odd name. I first thought of krill, the stuff that whales eat.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: BaldricksTrousers on March 22, 2011, 09:34
Quote from: rubyroo on March 22, 2011, 06:26
Quote from: etienjones on March 22, 2011, 06:14
The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol,"

Wow.  I'm amazed.  What a strange coincidence that it also worked with the original slang word.

Thanks for that.

I think you will find that the verb to google is derived from the search engine and does not pre-date it. It's not really slang, it's an emerging word that will become accepted as normal english, like "hoovering" the floor.
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: lisafx on March 22, 2011, 12:26
Quote from: cclapper on March 22, 2011, 08:47
I agree that skrill is kind of an odd name. I first thought of krill, the stuff that whales eat.


Yeah, me too. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill)
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: madelaide on March 22, 2011, 16:48
Quote from: etienjones on March 22, 2011, 06:14
A googol is the large number 10 to the 100 power, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros:

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
I had never imagined such a number existed, and with a proper name. What have I been doing of my life?  ;D
Title: Re: Change in Moneybookers
Post by: cathyslife on March 22, 2011, 16:53
Quote from: madelaide on March 22, 2011, 16:48
Quote from: etienjones on March 22, 2011, 06:14
A googol is the large number 10 to the 100 power, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros:

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
I had never imagined such a number existed, and with a proper name. What have I been doing of my life?  ;D

 :D

I knew about this googol number because in 6th grade, one of the brainiac kids in my class would always talk about googol plex (not sure about the plex...i think I'll go google googol). I only got that it was a huge number (I am math challenged).  :)

edit: aha, here's the wiki on googolplex

A googolplex is the number 10googol, i.e. 10(10100), which can also be written as the number 1 followed by a googol zeros (i.e. 10100 zeros).